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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04
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In 1884 there was q round-armed Hebs
exhibiting pair of Milos ankles in yarn
stockings over q washtub in Missouri.
When she was not swinging an ak, like
Diana, or wringing out red flannel shirts
for her father, like an Amazon, she fed the
pigs with the voluptuous grace of Phryns.
She had head of hair that looked like the
autumn smoke when the sun shines through
it, and when it broke loose with its own rich
wantonness it fell in burnt sienna and amber
ripples almost to her feet. Her big brown
eyes sparkled with health, and her white
teeth cleaned when she laughed like the
pebbles in sunlit brook.
She could not write her own name. She
had never been to school in her life and she
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04

was twenty-one. But she looked an Orien-
tai princess in disguise if she but crossed
cornfield, and put the pictures of Joan of Arc
to shame when she galloped bareback on an
old white horse to the Crossroads for sugar
or coffee.
Her language was the dialect of the back
woods, with "hissen" and "hern" stuck to
innocently, but her voice was deep mellow
contralto, that had tropical tremolo, as it
was like the simmer of an African atmos-
phere under the equator.
She wore homespun gowns of the coarsest
material, but her ample, voluptuous form
all curves and undulations-burst through
it with an animal grace and glory that some
how reminded you of Rubens, and when she
let out her voice it was like blast of a silver
cornet in those thickets and woods.
She was indeed Q magnificent animal.
She ate three hearty meals a day of the
coarsest food. She slept eight hours out Of
the twenty-four and never had dream.
She could walk five miles to a dance with
out feelingit. She was a broad-hipped, deep
chested vital woman, made by nature to re-
produce her kind with thanksgiving
But instead of becoming mother she be-
came goddess.
She was, to use joaquin Miller's powerful
phrase, damned with dover of beauty"
One day there came circus to the town,
ten miles away. 1t was the event Of the year.
All the country around felt the thrill of it.
Wash tubs were abandoned. The az was
left at the woodpile to rust. Every team was
hitched. There was general concentrating
of farmers boys and their girls at the big
tent. At least twenty stalwart men wanted
to take Sally Hankinton. She tossed her
fine head and let out peal of cornet def
ance at nineteen well-to-do farmers and
selected the twentieth, the smallest, nieanest
most ill.fsvored of them all. Then she put
on her store clothes and new straw hat that
had been saved for the purpose. She slung her
mothers coral ornaments round her swelling
Throat and let off down the road with Dan
Losee, her pink ribbons and her muslin
skirts futtering like SO many pennants ON q
gala day.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04

This principal city OF the
kingdom is the only safe har-
Dor the chain of islands af-
fords. One thousand souls
constitute the American and
English speaking community
on the islands, and bank,
theatre, electric lights, tele-
phones and shops like our
own in the Estates" show
how well they have sur
rounded themselves with the
latest trophies of civilization.
Eight islands form the group.
Hawaii-area, 100 by 70
miles-is the largest. II
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SLEPT IN A BATHTUB.

A Ksntana EdissR''s Thrilling Nlsae In q
81. Paul Hotel.
Last week the editor Of Helena CMont.)
paper came into st. Paul on business, and
after registering at the best hota in town,
started out to see the sights. It was about
twoo' o'clock inthe morning when AeIeturned,
. little the worse for wear. II happened that
the night porter who showed him to his
room was only about half awahe, and with
out knowing what he was doing ushered the
colonel into the bathroom attached to the
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04
LABOR NOTES.

The bakers have sixty unions and a.
90 members.
The 5000 brewers Of Cincinnati who
axe knights have ". hdrawn from the order be-
cause Of the temperance plank in the new con-
stitutiou.
A Michigan Labor paper says there are
00cO Knights in the State, and that 1900 never
hard their platform read, 5000 do not believe
IT. propositions, and $500 vote against II.
The aggregate loss to the building
Trades Of Chicago By strikes n elo,OooOoo. The
boot and Shoemaker have lost between o400o,-
90 and oa0oo,Doo during the past year.
A 90, ,000, 900 consolidation Of mining
interests has just been contaminated in the
Lake Superior region. in which capitalists in
this country, London and Hamburg are inter
eeted.
The European immigration agencies
ere translating brilliant descriptions Of the
condition Of American mechanics, laborers
and farmers for the benent Of those they want
TO bring TO this side.
There are 10000 to 1900 men en-
ployed at the woolwich arsenal, England,
which covers $50 acres, exclusive Of the dock
yards. There are seven miles Of railway. There
ers eighty chimney stacks, one Of which 10 30
fest high.
During the past six months 8e1 saw
and planning mills have been started In the
South, which will work up 50000o,0oo feet Of
lumber. The increase 10 going on. Lumber
men think too rapid progress u being made.
Lumber y trine higher al around In the
West.
During the first half Of the last four
H,orvs .A
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apaxtmsnt assigned for his -, muttersd
stYnight, dr," and disappeared Next morn
ing at the breakfast table the Montana jour
nsiist met "a acquaintance and Aaid to him: /:
'sFine hotel, this"
s.Yes, one AZ Mhe best in the coantry."
"DO you like their new-fangled beds?"
sThe3r beds Are all right, though didn't
know that there was anything new about
them.''
"Weu. they've sat the dsrndest bed in my
CONN, an there Wasn't blamed bit af cover
ON It. ! was cold ~ night. It's tFne that
It's mighty fine to hAse water 20 handy that
uhen Z fellow gifts thirsty in the might he
don't have to get out a bed for drink. but
ivt my burned luck TO leave the thing run
MIA little the last time took drink ont
OF Il, an when woke up agin was nigh
dro1aed in cold water: Never spent such .
misersble night in my lifs.''-CAteaeo Hsrsl6.
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Important Rules.

Pasted over the desk of the city editor oa
. Georgia paper are the following instruc-
Aons:
"All brides are lovely, beautiful and 40
complished except they be old and tough
widows, and then they are amiable and csi-
'6Rated.
"An merchants who advertise are enter
prising, wide-awake and . credit to our city.
The names of those who do not advertise
must not appear in our paper.
"Au old lawyers are able and worthy Of .
place on the supreme bench. Young lawyers
azepromising and silver-tongued.
Conductors on PASSENGER trains are gen
Nemanly and courteous
doctors are eminent.
Farmers are intelligent.
'tCandidates who put theirannouncements
II our paper are gaining ground every day.
Those who do not announce are likely to be
defeated.
AUnder no circumstances must these rules
be broken. +. Middleton Pryor, editor and
pCoprietn. Trasetar.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04

HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, July
6.-The Sandwich Islands, themselves Of
volcanic origin, are noted for the largest
active and quiescent volcanoes in the
world.
In seven days from San Francisco by
steamer (fare $75) Honolulu is reached.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04
NEAPOLITAN SIGHTS.


Loads Asapsd Upen shs wiry Iltsls Beast
That Almost Hide Him from sight,
Curious Funeral usagss-rriests sittsng
1nside the Hsarss with the Conn.
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rSpseial Cbrrsspondsncs,1

NAPLES, July 9.--The amount Of work
the people Of Naples get out Of poor
little donkey 10 amazing. use the word
people because I want to include all
classes, sizes and sex, for here the female
portion Of the community do as much,
nay, sometimes more, work than the male.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04
Te Dseome . Europsa. Princes.

AnothAr American girl Il about to become
. European princess Mis- Winnaretta
Singer, daughter Of the late Mr. Singer, OF
Singer sewing-machine notoriety, b going 70
wed the Pnnes Do MOntfellard, whose title
dates from the times of the Crusadea. His
future mother-inrlaw, now the Duches dc
CAmposelice, was the daughter OF an En-
glish oonfectionsr,-Nsv York World.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04
MAKING A GODDESS.
HOW SALLY HANKrNsON BECAME
MILE HORTENsE ST. MARR.

Brought from . Missouri wash-tub -
Become . Professional Beauty In New
York - After Dazzling the Town she
Becomes . Lodging-house Keeper.
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s"Ydame man." said the long-haired pes
seasnin any :orS 70. ss ..y cos.sd &.
young man with blush Of shams, ''that I
DO Qecagionally drink : little sir.'
. "Wpll. ~ Aw,g u that" gaid The long
hai.e4 Isns2Gss: passing ovese qnan hoa-
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04

The Stems and waste from tobacco are
claimed to Be equal to insa eor paper, at LEES
than NTH Of the cost.
The color Of the sua, n seen outside
the earthS atmosphere, q believed BY Pro
describes It, . lavender With perhaps sus-
gsstaon Of purple.
Microscopic air and liquid bubbles ex.
1T In many crystals OF minerals, NO lees than
l,0oo00o having been estimated to have aplace
n cube Of quarts one-twenty NTH Of an
inch square.
An exhibition of useful insects and
heir products, with noxious insects and speci-
mems OF their injuries. VIII be open in Paris
nom August n to September -. sInsecticidea
ana various insect -destroying devices will also
b shown.
The Chinese boast Of . series Of
solipses, recorded In the annals Of the nation
extending over period Of asoo years, al of
which, they aflrm, were not only observed, but
were calculated and figured in advance. The
golden age Of Chinese astronomy was. from
about seN to 10 BIC.
Musical composers are indebted to
eotence for two new Instruments. The melo-
graph y designed to accurately record the
~ melotrope has Just besn devised In France
- faithfully rsproduce upon any piano tha
pisoss systematically copied by ths ART ap-
paxatus.
One Of tie finest and most powerful
tools that mechanical science hAs yet achieved
has Just ben finished at Mulhouse for tie
yfench navy. It u two-carriage universal
lathe. which = Q complete machine shop IN II
self, being capable Of performing ths mod
vnxied operations -luch q mostiG1nG. shaping,
boring aAd mnaAng-with ths nnst perfect
aeourosy. II = wopderfully adaptsA TO the
lo1iaa1e and conp11cated working az Dlsces fo1
asans-plattng tusrsts. Of helix supporta. Of
su11ega oe 0anko1 1hAfts, of pistoaa ete.. for
nodssnWaf vessels. and " handles ed ehapea
lnnsnao masess of e1ael almost - c1dlifnlly -
~ oarpantar easvee aInau blooksef WOOD. II
velght = nege than ~ toaA
A. ~ Reyal Institstioa, Londoa, NJ.
WIIlshlust ~ exhthlted - exesedinsiy inter-
aGo1ng oxpoGamont n VIVA enAall tyre plAcn1
- ~ povo1ving several thousanA tlnes
u1nute ~ 6fgf1notly eeea ed reaA while n
Ue11na. ~ ~ noo0np1iahod b. means of
= oaeetE1oal assonee0ent Wh1eh eaussd hril-
49, Oas1n - tllnnina1e ~ Dslnt q ~ sx-
~ 1ng1ant enly w. ~ type vns veEttnal.
~ ~ ~ hauing peodneedh " ~ GseAt ~
1ool1v - ~ ~ ~ Vogds voun have heea
Gn42cGo4 tobo q vao4 ~ boantlful appt-
0n11naef ~ e1ee1gie eDask givn Healy y1eans
- ehoGvng any on1 ~ ehnnGoo Which nay
~ 49, y G1th9 na11og = uaeh1ney =
gUg ecjl00Ang Ualnas
4. WRmola 49,, : Anvuaa~ ~ 0hnanerHnn
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-04

Let US not waste words now. It Is with
events that We have to deal, and they some-
times come thick and fast in handsome
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tense st. Marr in the winter Of l0oo. oht
was what is called . professional beauty. N.
one of the Biographies Of her I rcmSmbot
reading that she was born in Afrsg0n, Ut
she escaped with her mother 10 avoid The ~
tentions of the rich Due de MontalambGe,
who afterward committed suicide st WIS.,
laden.
In the winter Of 1888 she wss engaged TO
LAY show Part in new spectacle thst w.
rhe record on Brown 4 Spades books d thst
he got $50 week to walk through the
art of queen.
saw her at that time. She was living IN
,.palatial residence in Twenty-third stfeet.
she rode out in the afternoon In the park.
Her diamonds were resplendent. She was
extensively bulletined as the "lovely," the
'matchless," and the ''sumptuous" Her
portrait was familiar all over town. The
club men all knew her by sight. Brown a
spade had what they called q st. Mari bu-
about her. and Invented romances for the
'ut-of-town correspondents. She had been
coached first by Col. Joddle and afterWard
6y other experts, male and female, and with
the marvellous quickness of q woman he'd
picked up the manners and the air Of .
woman of the world. saw her on Broad
way once or twice, and both men and women
turned round to look after her. She was 70
yally dressed and had the mien of an en-
press. Once / saw her in the park on
magnificent stallion. She fascinated and
ruined several men. Once l saw her in her
own rooms, where she reigned with superb
taciturnity among crowd Of young and old
courtiers Of the town.
At this time she was by common consent
a goddess She did as she pleased. She
beckoned and capitalists came. She ffowned
tered out of all reason. Men with .fortunes
had proposed to her. Roues with influence
had showered her with diamonds. The
whole mob of reckless. irreverent roysterers
were outcrying each other for her smiles.
And all this time the press was chroni-
cling her as if she were paragon indeed or
aprincess Of the blood.
1t is incredible how swift fate is with
these women. So rapid are the rise. decline
and fall of a goddess that the record puzzles
a man who had to fight slowly for every
victory
She often condenses the drama Of life
time into three or four years. and, whist
is still more incredible. seems to go
through all the physical changes Of LIE
time in that period.
You may have read about those magical
orchids in Japan which are made to bloom,
blossom and bear their fruit while you are
looking at them. So it is often enough with
the goddesses so called. In the hot-house at
mosphere of metropolitan fast life natu =.
does her work and takes her revenge with
bewildering celerity.
~.
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= written that d true. I have no moral =
But e.: e: e e sGnt IL Z 81 e. s: -
goes on al the time. Other siyis - 01lif1in ~
wood, and their '.old menH look 3 49,
With pride. But they viii become -
''d-A'n' 'A n-' l'dsias sSs:' n: L. -
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Let me see. This is the 14th of June, 1887.
You are to go with me to Thirteenth street.
1t is semi-genteel lodging-house. What
So we sit down in the stuffy little parlor.
There is superb pastel over the mantel Of
Hortense st. Mari in Boadicean costume,
with her hand on the neck of black horse.
There are other photographs of her as ''The
Queen of the Amazons," showing Venus
leg through the parting skirts, and as 1.-THE
Nymph Of the Grotto" in diaphonous
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Winins - Tshs Anythins ElsS.
.Hansing = too eccd Tor you" said 3
= knoy y =" replied ths psi.onss
~ Soa as ~ d q i' : a. ssIses ssZ's'es
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3 XauoBe u1ialW. lAzzne q 1AqnaaHpn,
2nus hutVe 6eaGh1nu. lbustpan anAsssen-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
Corn Culture.

Corn fodder possesses an Importance
in farm economy, but its production is
not the prime object of growing corn
the real object is to obtain the grain.
The desire therefore should be to make
use Of those varieties that will produce
the greatest rates Of grain to the fodder.
One fact should be borne in mind, that
corn that grows very tall and with large
stalks necessitates thinner planting for
the reason that without a proper amount
Of light and circulation of air the pro
duction Of grain will be very much di-
minished If the corn is of a variety
comparatively short growth of stalks il
can be planted much more CLOSELY and
there being more stalks, other things
being equal. the yield will be CORES
pOndingly improved. In New England
States the varieties grown seldom attain
to more than six or seven feet in height
ard the hills are planted not more than
three apart. We have seen fields OF
corr planted not to exceed ten and one
half feet apart in rows or hills. growing
not more that six feet IN height and
yielded grain enormously. Shorter corn
stalks and closer planting are to be
recommended, The smaller stalks are
more readily and thoroughly eaten.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
Useful Recipes.

The Sanitary Plumber. which should
be good authority in such matters, gives
the following recipes for plumbers and
others
Chloride of zinc, so much used in
soldering iron, has besides its corrosive
qualities, the drawback of being un.
wholesome when used for soldering the
iron tins employed to can fruit, vegeta-
bles, and other foods. \ soldering mix.
ture has been found which is free from
these defects. 1t is made by mixing l
pound Of Tactic acid with l pound of
glEcerIne and s pounds of water.
A wooden tank may be rendered capa-
ole Of withstanding the effects OF nitric
or sulphuIic acids by the following meth.
ods: Cover the inside with parafine
go over the Inside with a sadiron heated
to the temperature used in ironing
clothes. Melt the parafine under the
iron so as to drive if into the wood as
much as possible. then with a cooler iron
melt on a coat thick enough to com
pleUely cover the wood.
For brassing small articles To one
quart water add half an ounce each Of
sulphate copper prOtochloride Of tin.
Stir the articles in the solution until
the desired color is obtained. Use the
sulphate Of copper alone Cor a copper
color.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
Original and Capital Suggestions.

In these davs, when caps, mittens
and overshoes are in such constant use.
1t is very hard to be orderly, so our little
folks have established a pound into
which all stray articles are put, and ars
only redeemed by the owner paying a
penny. The money is sent TO the Found
lings' Home. There is great rejoicing
when the elders have to pay their penny.
We have also been trying a very sim
pie little rule at table, and find our
manners so much improved we venture
to suggest it to other eager boys and
girls.
No one at the table is to ask for any
thing, but is at liberty to offer to another.
At the end of the meal each one tells
what he has gone without. After a
few times :he children grew attentive
to each other, ate slower, and had
pleasant little jokes together.
Whenever we forget and fall back
into the old way we notice the confus-
ion at once.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
Orchard Notes.

The farmer who does not intend to
care for his fruit trees, ought not to
spend money, in their purchase, or time
and labor in planting them. Neglect
in any direction of farm labor is expen-
sive.
Fruit trees that are found in pasture.
where cattle tread, preventing a heavy
growth OF grass. and where they ferti-
lie the soil by the dropping of their
manure, are very likely to produce an
abundance of good sized, smooth fruit.
The same conditions, or similar effects
from other conditions, will produce
similar results. The constant watch of
cattle for dropping apples, which they
devour, rids the tree of those vermin
that invest the apple and so secures
sound fruit. An entire orchard cared
for as well would do equally as well.
Fruit trees that have been muIched
with coarse material, such as straw,
bog hay, ETC., should be looking to
before there comes an accumulation of
snow, because unless it is removed from
about the bodies of the trees, it will
furnish a retreat for mice, which will
cut eff the bark and injure or kill them,
If snow has fallen before the work of
removal could be accomplished. the
snow SHOULD be packed closely about the
trees so as to prevent mice from secre-
ting themselves IN dangerous proximity
TO them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
Beeeher's Opinion OF Public Men.

Robert Burns-A true poet, made not
by the schools, brought up with no ex-
ternal culture or assistance. He came
as flower comes in spring. We say
that he was man of the people. No;
be was far above the people. He was
ordained to be an interpreter oe God to
his kind, :hen and :orevermore.
OF all the American novelists who
have passed away the author of The
House of the Seven Gablee" seems to
me the greatest.
Grant had the patience of Fate and
the force of Thor. He has left to men,
ory only such weaknesses as connect
him with humanity and such virtues as
will rauk him among heroes.
John Browns name will travel thro'
the ages as an illustrious example of
what man may do who is willing to
suffer for great principle.
Emerson, the calm, the observational,
not an enthusiast in religion, but with
patriotism aud humanity to make hin a
brave witness. 1t took seven genera
tions of ministers to make one Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
1t is noble thing to see man 80 IN
sympathy with his time and work, as
Tennyson is, that even with expiring
strength he still tries to chant the truth
Of God to the age in which he lives.
Peter Cooper-a manly man, who lived
for his telIow-men. May God increase
the procession of such men He will
increase it. It is tendency.
Though slow, Abraham Lincoln was
sure. A thousand men could not make
him plant his foot before ne was ready !;
/ ten Thousand could not move it after he
had set it firmly down.
( Grover Cleveland, like Washington,
has the great faculty of maintaining his
own personality and enlarging his own
knowledge.
L would not weaken one single sipew
in the sturdy arm of Bismarck.
God raised up a Cromwell to wrest
Liberty from the Kings hands and set
it firmly upon its feet before the nations
of the earth.
+ Charles Sumner was a republican
statesman because he sought the vel
fare of all, and not OF privileged class.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
Dancing and kissing.

1t may be asserted, in general way,
that wherever in the United States
you do not find dancing you find kissing.
m communities where dancing was dis
approved have seen "string games"
called for and carried into progress at
entertainments held in school HOUSES
and even at church sociables. In such
places church members-and, foTaught
know, deacons-take part in the amuse-
ment: ard 1 have seen it develop a
freshness, so 20 speak, in grizzled men,
which made them, one would say, any
thing but seductive or beguiliDg to the
Young and fair. Among those of earlier
years kissing becomes in such commun-
tiles a systematic pursuit, like hunting
or fishing. Young girls whose parents
object to it are neglected OF disliked ;
a young man in such a village told a
friend of mine, with some indignation,
that she was the only girl in town whom
he had not kissed. 1t is Of no use to
object to it as immoral where the
church members are committed to 1t.
Perhaps it cannot be called immoral
but when society has reached a certain
stage Of refinement these games vanish.
The symbol of that increased refinement
is usually dancing. Dancing, whatever
it's draw backs, serves practically as the
antidote to kissing games; where one
begins the other dies out. They do not
seem to flourish side by side; at any
rate, people rarely go back from dancing
to kissing. Granting. for the sake OF
argument, the choice lies, in our village
and their scattered families, between
these two forms o: relaxation. Which
is the better of the two